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The Town Resons is they do not iudg themself layable nether acordind to Law nor Charter
as atest WILLIAM LONGLEY Town Clarck
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groton august 22 1693 at a genaraell town metting orderley warned the town did chouse Captaine parker & Liftennant Lackens & liftenant Prescoctt and John page & John farnworth to be a Comemitty for to purcish a pease of Land for ye minstry and ther was fore plases propounded which ye town is willen to purchis namely m' hobarts Joshua wheets John Lawranses and Jeams parkers or ether of them
october the 2 1693 the town did then by uote chouse Jeams parker Junor and William Longley Se for to goe down and see for a minster to preach the worde of god to them and the town to have the charg of it &
as wittness
WILLIAM LONGLEY town clarck
Groton october ye 9 1693 at a genaraill town meeting legally warned the maiear part of the town did by uote declare that they would give mister garsham hobart a call to be ther settled minnister if he will tack satisfactione with what the town can doo for him & for his incoridgment the said town did declare by the maier uote that they would giue to m' hobart Sixty pound this present year one fouth part in money the rest in Corn and prouishone at town prise & forthty cord of wood and the said m' hobart to rise and faill with the peple as the prouedanc of god maye be toward the peple and the said town will be at ye charge of seeking m' hobarts fame- lie up againe & the town will giue fiue pound towards the reparing m' hobarts house one quarter part of it to be in money and the rest to be in town paye
This Record was read in the town meeting and aprased by the town
as atest WILLIAM LONGLEY town Clark
October 30 1693 at town meeting Legally warned Capt Jeams Parker was chousen to Represent the town at ye great and gena- raeell assembly held at boston the eaight day of nouember insuing the date here of
nouember the 14 1693 at a genaraeill town meetting Legally warned the town did by the maier uoate declar that they would giue m' hobart sixty pound a year to be his standing wages from year to year in maner as follows one quarter part in inoney the
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Rest in Corn and prouishione at town prise indian corn at 3 shillins pur busheill rye at 4 shillins par busheill wheat at 5 shillins par Busheill Cow beef 3 penc par pound ox buieff 2 peney half peney par pound porck at 3 penc par pound this to be his annewell salerey at forty cord of wood to be paid by the Last daye of Jenuary insuing & the sixty pound to be paied at tow terms one half by the first of march next insuing the date hereofe and the last paiment by the by the first daye of desember
nouember 14 1693 at a genaell town meetting Lagally warned the town did agree and by the inaier uote declare that they would giue to m' garsham hobart seuenty pound in spesha as folow sixty pounds for his annuell salerey one quarter part to be paied in money the Rest in corn and prouishone at town prise to be paied a tow tarms and one half by the first of march insuing the date herof and the Last payement to be by the first daye of Desember and the town to rise as the prouedanc of god maye be towards the peple prouided that m' hobart will continieu to be our setled minister we the said town will not faill of thes propersishones
the other ten pound to be in town paye in the the rum of ye forty Cord of wood
this Record was aprased by the the town
as wittness WILLIAM LONGLEY Town Clarck
Desember 1 1693 at a town meeting order warned the town did agree with John page se to fech up a lood goods from miter hobarts for twenty shillins in town paye
also they did agree with Samuell Scriptor se and John green for rashonall satisfactione
William Longley John page Ju Zachariah Parker elias baran Samuell Scriptor a thomas tarball for to go wt horses to fech us up his fameley for fiue shillins apice
as witness WILLIAM LONGLEY town Clarck sum totle
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Jenuary 1 16934 the town this daye did ingage to sequer the seleck men from any harm or dameidg that they shall meett with all in Respect of Decon nathanaell Lawranc in that he doth de- mand thirty 6 shillins in money for to be his dew for sarfing the said town as a representiue and the town doo Refuse to paye the said money the seleck men being estemed as the rest of the inhabi-
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tanc in the mater also the town did by the maier uote chouse Lif- tenant Jonah Prescot & Jeams parker Ju for to answer in the case if the said Lawranc should truble ye seleck men or town and they did exsept of the choiss and they are to haue their paye for their pains when the said town is able to paye them
as wittness WILLIAM LONGLEY town clark John page se desents from the above mentioned propersistione
March 5 1694 Those parsons that were chosen for town ofiser Samuell parker and daneill Cadey Constables
for selectmen Captain Parker Obadiah Sawtle
John farnworth Cornelaus Church Liftenant prescott [In the record book, these names are crossed out.]
for ueyer of ye hye ways Jeams Parker Jr Sephen holden
for hawards Elezir parker & Thomos Woods & for fence uewers
for tighing men Liftenant Lackens Jonathan Lawranc John Stone
John Page se Samuell Woods
William Longley Town Clarck Captain parker
Simon Stone
Liftenant lakin Zachariah parker
Jobn farnworth
Nathanaeill Lawranc
William Longley
[ These names are probably intended for those of the selectmen which are crossed out.]
a Commeetee to giue the select men instractions for this yeare is John Page se Jeams Parker & Sargant Knape
the same three men were to tack notes of y' pise of Land which Samuell Woods desired of the town and their report of the mater the town will tack satisfactione withall the same men are the com- mity to exsamin Liftenant prescots Recor
March 26 1694 The town did by the maier uote determine that the Choise of town ofiseser which was in March the 5 1694 should be the ofiser for this year both selectmen & Constable tighing men & all other town ofiser which was chosen that dave
Jeams parker Comistioner
as wittness WILLIAM LONGLEY town Clark
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Fac-simile of Captain Fumes Parker's handwriting.
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Groton June 6 1694 A Comitey chousen for to meett with ye indians to renew the bounds between Nashobah and the town 22 instand at S Clock in ye morning is Captan Parker Simon Stone and William Longley
June the 25 1694 at a town meetting Legally warned the town did chouse for a comity to condser and wade in the mater depending between nosobah and the town and they be John page senor John farnworth and Liftenant Jonase prescott and they are to act in ye case untill they haue brought it unto a finall issew and they are to haue Rashanall Satisfactione for their paines
as atest WILLIAM LONGLEY town Clarck and thes men are chosen to act in ye behalf of the town and as they do the town will be satisfied withall
July 19 1694 at a town meetting Lacally warned the town did choose for afesors Liftenan Jonas Prescott John Page se and Jeams Parker Junor
The entry given above was made by William Longley, only eight days before he was killed by the Indians. The following one is in James Parker's handwriting.
at a town meting oupon the therd day of October 1694 it wase then agreed that the fort aboue M' Hobrds House shold be fin- eshed by the town eurey man payeng on das worke or to shil- engse in pay for the daise work tourds the work the Rest of the Charg of it to be taxed by a Rat leued oupon eche manse estat pro- porsonabely acordeng an inuoic wich shale be taken for that end as allso to pay aney or all other town charg that dose apeare to be legely and justly dou to aney of the inhabitents of these town
dacember the 24 1694 at a genaral town meting being lagaley warned the town did then by uoat daclare that thay would Rais thare town Rats for this prasant yer both for minister and town fiue shilins sartain upon euery head Ratabl acording to law and the Rast of the sam to be Raised upon Ratabl astat lands and cattell and improvement
the same day the town did chuse capt parkar and left prescott to go to the genarel cort to prapar & manidg a patishan Rafaring to the 4 pound doom which is sant for and to get som other incoridg-
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ment for the town to stay in the town and the patision is. laft with the salacktmen to draw up for the good of the town and the sam cap parkr & left prescott is to hauc Rasonabl satisfacktion for the same this was don by the major part of the town then mat decem 24:94
Fab 18th 1695 the town this day by uoat did daclare that the patishon that was drawn up and rad in the town meting should be prafared to the genarooll cort and manidged by Jonas Prescott with as much prudanc as may be
as at st NATHANILL LAWRANC in the nam of ye salackt
The records of the last two meetings, including the signature of Lawrence, were written by Jonas Prescott.
March : 4 : 1695 : Choise for town oficer for the yeare inceuing for constable Samuell Scripture Joseph Cadey
for select men John farnworth John Stone
Samuell parker
Daniell Cadey
Thomas Tarble Town clark : James Blanchard
for suruaiers of the high waye' Samuell woods Simon Stone Samuell warner
ouerseeers of the swine
Beniamen farnwo[rth]
John huchin John Shatducke Nathaniell Bloode
Thomas wiliames
william Lakene
James Blanchard, the twelfth town clerk, was the son of John and Hannah Blanchard, of Charlestown and Dunstable. He was chosen to the office in the spring of 1695, and con- tinued to hold it -with the exception of the year 1696- until his death, which took place in February, 1703-04. His widow, Anna Blanchard, petitioned the Governor and Council, March 8, 1703-04, to be relieved from the charges of the funeral. This petition begins, "That whereas yr petition"s Husband is Lately deced occasioned by ye hardships and difficulties he underwent in ye Late Expedition under Capt Tyng, & being taken sick, and dying att Charlestown, thereby occasioning a considerable charge to Arise." Among the
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items of expenses rendered were : A winding sheet, 18 shil- lings ; coffin, 10$ ; grave digging 79 6ª; bellman, Is; pall, 58; gloves, £1 1º; wines, sugar, and spice, £1 5$ 9d. The petition and account are found in the Massachusetts Archives (LXXI. I.) at the State House. In making his records, Mr. Blanchard was wont to utilize as far as possible the places left blank on the leaves, and sometimes the record of one meeting is found on five or six different pages ; and cach entry is generally signed with his name.
grorton december ro 1695 at a town meting legeley warned the town did then uote that Mr hubarts rate for this year should be raised seuen shilings apon the haed and the reast to be raised apon rateable estat acording to law
JAMES BLANCHARD town clarke
march 3ª 1696 Chosed for town oficers the year incewing for
for constables thomas woods and John Green
for selectmen cap parker Samuell Warner
Capt prescott Stephen holding
Leut Laken
for town clark capt prescott
for suruayiers of the high ways capt prescott James Nuting
fence ueers Joseph cade Nathanell larrance
swinerd Eleazer Green Joseph Laken
Jonas Prescott, the tenth town clerk, was chosen again to the office in the year 1696.
[Gro]ton dacamber ye 10 1696 at a genaral town meting lagaly war[ned] the town did by uoat daclare by mair . . . that yay would pay 7 shilins a pees upon ye heed and ye rast of ye salerey to be paid upon Ratabl astat acording to law and ye inuoys yt was taken in augast 1696 to mak ye ministers Rate by
atast JONAS PRESCOTT town clark
the acount of ye salackt men in ye yere 1696 one Rat mad for ye contrey ye 28 of march 96 being ye Just som of 7 = 14 = 8
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a 2 Rate mad for ye minister being ye som of 60 = 0 = 0 be sids wood 40 cord & to John nutin for being a saxton I = 3 = 9 and 2 half Rats more mad by ye salackt men for his being ye som of 20 = 0 = 0 mad in August 28 1696
all ye Rats mad this yer for town & contry be sids mr hubrds wood 10 = 0 = 0
as atast JONAS PRESCOTT toron clark
for constabls this yere for ye yere 97
sarg elazar parker constabl John huchins consta
salackt men for ye yere 97 James blanchard Samuell Parker enns John farnworth Simon Ston thomas tarball
for town clark for ye yere 1697 James blanchard
Capte Parker town tresuer for this yeare
Nathiell Larranc Graniury for this year
Stephen holden Saruaier
thomas Williams also
fenc uewer John Green
enoch larranc
feeld drivers daniell perce abrahame laken
for tiding men Samuell woods sener deacn Whetny
enoch larrance John Stone
James Blanchard, the twelfth town clerk, after being out of office for one year, was chosen again to the same position in the year 1697, and held it until the time of his death.
at a town meting leglely warned . . . 1697 the town did uote and agree that thay would rais Mr hubarts rate this year seuen shilling upon the heade and the rest upon the estate
JAMES BLANCHARD toron Clark
Grouton october 4, 1697 the town did uote and agree that thay would petition the Genrell Corte for help and relefe and easement of our rates JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
at a town meating captin parker and insigne farnworth shoud goe and mannige the petition at the gennell corte
at a town meting legelely warned in march 1 : 1698 for constable thomas williams and Ben farnworth
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for select men Cap® parker Cap® prescote
James Nuting John Stone
insign farnworth
for grand iurey Sarg warner
James Blanchard Clark
for fenc newer
thomas woode epraham Perce
surueirer of the high ways
Eliazer Parker John huchin
for to take inuarce
thomas tarble
for hoge constable
obadiah sawtell and Samuell Woods
december 21 at a town meting legely warned the town did then uote and declare that ya will chuse to men for to be the towns agents for to maniadge the case a bought the brigde and for to imply a law- yer in the behalfe of the town and that ya will raise money for to bare the charge of said men JAMES BLANCHARD town clark
at a town meting legely warning december: 21 1698. capân Prascott was chosen for to go to chelmsford to meett with the commety and insign farnworth was chosen for to go with him to chamesford
JAMES BLANCHARD town Clarke
december : 21 1698 at a town meting legelly warned the town did note and chuse capt prescott and insign farnworth to go to Chelmsford to mete with the commete and to act in the towns be halfe acording to there best discrestion refering to billarca bridg
JAMES BLANCHARD toron Clark
December 21 : 1698: at a town metinge legelly warn the town did chuse capt prescott and Insign farnworth to be the to men for to acte in the towns be halfe for to do the work Spock of in the other uot
JAMES BLANCHARD town Cla[k]
at a town meting legelly warned the town did : uot that thay would rais a rate of twelue pound six pound in money and six pound in contrey paye for the paying of towns depts
JAMES BLANCHARD town Clark
[Date uncertain.] at a town meting legly warned the inhabitenc did vote that thay would raise the ministers Rate this year seuen shilling upon the heade and the reast upon the Estate 1698
JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
Sargt Larrnce and Eliazer Parker are chosen for to take the towns inuoyce for to make mr hubard rate this yeare insuing
Groton march : : 30 1699 at a town metin leagelly warned the
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inhabitence : did meate and for constabs chosen Samuell Warner and John Stone
and for town Clark : James Blanchard
and for selectt men Capt Prescott and capt Parker and thomas tarble James blanchard & Samuell Parker
for suruarers of the high ways: for this yeare Enoch Larrance and James blanchard
Simon Ston for suruaire
for fence men Joseph laken and Joseph Cade :
for tiding men: Joseph Larrance Samuell Parker insign farm- worth Samuell Woods Sener :
for to inform the suruair of the high ways where the high ways is Left Laken Samuell Woods and Samuell Scripter are the men :
at a town meting legelly warned May 9th 1699: Capt : Prescot was chosen for to atende the genrell Cort: for to sarue as a repre- sintiue JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
grouton augest 22 at a town meating legelly warned capten prescot was chousen commisener for this yeare and James Blanch- ard was choesen to tak the inuoyce
august 22 1699 at the same meting the town did uote that thay would Raise a town Rate of six pounds in mony for defraying of town charges : at the same meeting the town did uote that thay would rais the town rate by the cuntry inuoyce
At a town meting leagely warned august : 22: the town did uote : that thay would build a cart bridge ouer Lancster Riuer at groton
at the same meting the town did uote and declare thet Capt parker and Captt prescotte and insigne farnworth should be a commety to uew the place whe the bridge should stand and to agree with men for to under take and bulde saide bridge August 22 1609 :
Groton decmber : 4 1699 at a town meeting leagell warned the town did uote that thay would rais the minister's rate for this year seven shilling upon the : head : and the reast : upon thee estae tell the sum be made up as atest JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
december 4: 1699 the town : did uote : and declare : thay would giue : mr hubart for this year three score pound as thay did ye last
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yeare one quarter part in mony and the Rast in town pay and forty corde of woode
At a town meting leagelly warned the town did vote upon furder consideration that thay give Mr huburt fiue pound more for the year insuing then he had the last year
March 7 1700 at a town meting legelly warned chosen for gran- jury for this year daniell Cade Sener for Constables for this year chosen daniell perce and Abraham : laken
for town this year chosen : town Clark James Blanchard
chosen for Select men this year 1700 thomas tarble Eliazer parker Samuell parker thomas Willimes James blanchard
for suruaier this chosen epraham and Joseph Laken
fence ueers : Steuen holding and Josep paraham
for hoge constable and John perham and John Shatduck and Jonathan Keemp
for tiding men : this year Joseph larran Samuell Woods sener : James Nuting and Samuell Warner :
Groton nouember 12 1700 at a town meting legelly warned the town did : uote y ya would rais M' huburt rate for this year seuen shilling upon the head and the rast upon the Estat rateabl
JAMES : BLANCHARD Clark
at the same metting the town did uot and declare that thay would giue mr hubart our minister sixty seuen pound ten shilling one querter part mony and the other three quarter in corn and pro- vesion and forty cord of woode for the yere insuing 1701
JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
at the same meting the town did uot y' ya would rais the town charg according to to the cuntry rate JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
at the same meting the town did uote that the meting hous should be mended and that the select men would agree w one fore to do the work
JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
deacon wwhitny Insig farnworth : liften larrance thomas tarbell danniell Cade chosen for to seat the meting hous
nouember 12: the town did uote and that Eliazer parker was chosen for to act in the towns behalfe and sue any that cut or cary any timber of the towns common or to agree wi any that shall trancgres in that nater JAMES BLANCHARD Clerk
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at the sam meting the town did uot that thommas tarbell daniell Cade James Blanchard ware chosen for to sell the highg way that ruus to broad madow throw his land JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
at the same meting nouember 12 the town did uot that mr huburt should have his pay one halfe by the last of March and the other halfe by the tenth of nouember next insuing and the forty cord of wood by the last of Janeury JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
aggust : 13 : 1701 At. a town ; metting legely warned the town did chus Joseph laken to take : the Inuoyce
JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
Groton September = 6 = 1701 Sworn by the Select men ben farn- worth sworn to the offis of Suruaiere
December 10th 1701 At a town meting legelly warned the town did uote and declare that thay would giue inr hubart our minister for the year 1702 : Sixty seuen pound tenn shilling one querter money and the other three querters corn and prouision at town price and fortye cord of wood
JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
at the town meting at the same time the town did uote that thay rais the ministers rate this year seuen shillings upon the head and the rest upon the estate JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
December 10th 1701 at a town meting legally warned the town meting legelly warned the the did uot that thay would giue m' hubart his wood as formerly JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
December 10 : the town did uot that thay would rais fiue pound In mony for defraying of town charge JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
the town did uot that the commety shall not lay any land to any pertickcler parson at Nashobah end of the town
JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
The ouer plush of the Rate last made and now in the hands of Capt Prescote is ninetene shillings whic to be returned to the town trsuore JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
[Date uncertain.] At a town meting legelly warnede decem- ber 29 the town uot and agree that thay wold agree with Indianes upon reasnable tearemes and the town did uot and chus Capt prescot Insigu farnworth thomas tarbel and dannel Cady and James Blanchard
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[Date uncertain.] at a town meting leagelly warned the town did chus James Blanchard
at the same meting Capt Preascote was chosen for to acte in the town behalfe to manadg a petition for the the town in referring to bilracaci bridge and to get away to concorde
JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
at the same meting the town did uote that any man in the town should haue liberty to brake up any out land in the town and to improue it seuen yeare and then layd down againe . . . stuable againe : JAMES BLANCH [ARD] Clarke
an acounte of three town rats raised for the defraing of town charges the sum of the rats apoue mentioned thirty thre pounds seuen shillings and paid out of said rate by the town tresuer to seuerell parson to whome : it was dew
In : mony 16 = 16 = II
and In payd out of the same rats 13 = 15 = 10
Beñ farnworth debter 00 = 02 = 06
Abrahm laken debter Hafe mony
02 = 04 = 09
daniell perce debter In pay
00 = 00 = . .
recued febuory 6th 17016
at the same meting the select men did alow the tresuer eightten shillings 00
18
Received of Abraham Laken constable 16 16
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too pound fouer shillings and ninepence
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halfe mony and the other halfe pay
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02 7
James Blanchard that being the full
00
3
of what was behind of his rate
00
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2 4
[ There are some other figures in the margin of the record book, but they do not appear to have any connection with the text; in fact, it might be difficult to discover any between those that are given and the text.]
At a town meting legelly warned march 9th 1702 the town did uote and Chuse for Constables Joseph Laken and Epraham Phil- brook and for town Clark for the yeare Insuing James Blanchard and for Selectmen decon Whitney Liueten Larrance Samuell Parker for Survarer of the high way
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Chosen for gran Jury for the yerar Insu Benjmen farnworth
for select men chusen deacon Whitney liutene Larranc Samuell Parker
Chosen for suruaiers of the highway thomas tarbell nath wood John Chaduck John Perhame for tiding men for the year 1702 Simon Ston thomas Williams James nuting John huchin for fence uewer Joseph Cade thomas woods for hog constable William Whitney Nathaniell Woods JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
[In the original record the Italicised words are crossed out by a line drawn through them.]
at a town meting legelly warned March 23 1702 chosen for select men for the year Insuing liften larrance Capt Prescott Sam- uell Parker thomas tarbell benimen farnworth
JAMES BLANCHARD town clarke
for hog constable Samuell Shatduck and William Shatduck
at a town meting legelly warned the town did uot that thay would rais a town rate of six pound ten shillings and four pence for the paying of captin Prescott John nuting Joseph Parker william laken for runing the line and Insign farnworth whi and James blanchard JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
at a town meting legelly warned the town did chuse Insign farnworth lifte larance and thomas Williams for a commity for to lay out land to thos to whome it is wanting thay makeing it so to apere JAMES BLANCHARD Clarke
groton : Jun : eight 1702 at a town meting legelly warned the town : did by uote declare that thay would have an artis : to lay out our madow at nashobab line and the land that the town : did grant to water power [Walter Powers ?] and danell powers
JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
and at the same meting the town did chuse Capt Prescott to agree with an artise to Do the aboue sd worke and the artis not to exceede six shillings per day JAMES BLANCHARD Clark
at the same meting the town did uot that the artis shall begin at the lower end of beuere brook runing up the brook tell he cums to recdy [mea]dow and then runing up redy mady tell that is . . . and then runing up beauer brook tell that . . . and than Into long madow
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